The game will not be shown on the highlight film at the team banquet and the most embarrassing moment of the season occurred when freshman guard Julian Jacobs went for a breakaway dunk that he tried to windmill and missed. It also happened with USC trailing 51-46 and desperately in need of a basket.

The ball caromed off the rim and out of bounds it was missed so badly. Maybe USC can bill it as “Missed Dunk City.”

“He might not be allowed to dunk after that,” Wesley said.

USC (7-3) managed to comeback against its much-lower regarded opponent but still nearly managed to give the game away. The Trojans lost the ball in the closing seconds trying to run out the clock but Bakersfield forward Stefon Johnson missed a game-tying 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left.

“This was a terrible week of practice,” USC coach Andy Enfield said. “We had a bad week because of finals. I don’t think we are overlooking these teams.”

Bakersfield point guard Issiah Grayson terrorized the Trojans’ defense and scored 17 points. The week off did nothing for the Trojans’ energy level as Bakersfield was more active around the basket most of the game. Bakersfield (5-6) attempted 61 shots overall to USC’s 36.

It probably did not help the Trojans missed six of their first seven 3-point shots. USC stole the ball just two times in the first 26 minutes, hardly the “Dunk City” philosophy.

Bakersfield led 42-36 with 15:35 remaining. At that point, Cal State Bakersfield took 20 more shots (41-21) than the Trojans. With 10 minutes left, Bakersfield totaled 11 more offensive rebounds (17-5).

Notes: USC’s next two games are on the road as the Trojans play Long Beach State on Thursday and Dayton on Sunday. Two Las Vegas showgirls attended the game to promote USC’s appearance in Saturday’s Las Vegas Bowl against Fresno State.